Podcast Episodes Archive

Equity & Access

Voices of Small Schools Podcast: Scalability

Oct 2, 2024

Exploring scaling micro schools, challenges, innovative models, and the decentralized vs. centralized scaling approaches for educational innovation.

Getting Smart Podcast with Rachelle Dené Poth, educator and AI integration advocate

Leadership

Rachelle Dené Poth on How to Teach AI

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 25, 2024

Tom Vander Ark and Rachelle Dene Poth discuss AI integration in education, focusing on enhancing language learning, professional development, and fostering student innovation.

Carolyn Weir smiling in a black blazer, featured guest on the Getting Smart Podcast

Career & Technical Ed

Carolyn Weir on Philanthropies as Intermediaries and a Radical 13th Year Promise

Shawnee Caruthers

Sep 18, 2024

Integrating work-connected learning into high school curricula bridges education and employment, preparing students for modern workforce demands.

Kyle Wagner smiling, featured guest on the Getting Smart Podcast episode about student-centered learning environments.

New Pathways

Kyle Wagner on 12 Shifts for Student-Centered Environments

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 11, 2024

Explore the transformative power of project-based learning (PBL) with Kyle Wagner and Tom Vander Ark, focusing on student-centered environments and impactful teaching methods.

Getting Smart Town Hall event graphic: "Back to School With AI" on red background, dated 8.29.24 at 10 a.m. PT

EdTech

Town Hall: Back to School with AI

Nate McClennen

Sep 4, 2024

Orange County and Santa Ana educators discuss leveraging AI in schools, emphasizing human-centered learning, student agency, and operational efficiencies.

Rachel Davison Humphries smiling, wearing tortoiseshell glasses and red lipstick, Getting Smart Podcast guest graphic

EdTech

Rachel Davison Humphries on the Bill of Rights Institute and the Importance of Civics Projects

Tom Vander Ark

Aug 28, 2024

The Getting Smart Podcast discusses the importance and current state of civics education, highlighting how it can be integrated across curricula and the role of the Bill of Rights Institute.

Betsy Revell and Marie Mackintosh, Getting Smart Podcast guests, headshots on blue graphic background

Career & Technical Ed

Betsy Revell and Marie Mackintosh on EmployIndy and Modern Apprenticeships

Shawnee Caruthers

Aug 21, 2024

EmployIndy partners with Indianapolis schools to offer apprenticeships in tech, fostering equitable pathways to careers through initiatives like Accelerate ED.

Lisa Gevelber smiling outdoors, featured guest on the Getting Smart Podcast

New Pathways

Lisa Gevelber on Grow with Google, Career Certificates and Artificial Intelligence

Tom Vander Ark

Aug 14, 2024

Explore Grow with Google's impact on career pathways and AI in education, emphasizing flexible, skill-based learning alternatives to traditional degrees.

Equity & Access

Sonoma County’s Approach to Career and Technical Education and Pathways

Shawnee Caruthers

Aug 7, 2024

In this episode, Shawnee Caruthers discusses the transformative work in Sonoma County via the CTE Foundation and Elsie Allen High School.

Todd Smith and Stacey Ocander, Getting Smart Podcast guests discussing healthcare pathways strategies

New Pathways

Todd Smith and Stacey Ocander on Pathways Strategies to Address the Healthcare Workforce Shortage in Nebraska and Beyond

Mason Pashia

Jul 31, 2024

Find out how Stacey Ocander and Todd Smith are creating an educational pathway in healthcare for elementary students in Nebraska and beyond.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

Advocacy

Advisory

Topics

Recent Releases